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Sanmao, one of the rare strange women in the world, influenced an era. She spent her whole life writing the legend and romance of life with her own experiences, and she continues to this day. People are still praising her love and beauty, and are intoxicated by the world and footprints she wrote. They have known the legendary story of Sanmao from their teachers since middle school, but I am ashamed to say that it was not until the first half of this year that I read her first novel. I read a book "Stories of the Sahara" and fell in love with it. Wow, it turns out that Sanmao is so humorous and interesting. I used to listen to other people telling her stories. Only when I really got into her works did I realize that she has completely subverted the past. Her image in my mind. When I decided to watch Sanmao's works, I had to mention the show "A Date with Luyu".

?Lu Yu said that she has interviewed many people, but unfortunately there are two people who can no longer be interviewed. One is Teresa Teng and the other is Sanmao. Sanmao is a person who has a profound influence on her. When she was a student, she knew almost every book by Sanmao by heart. The program was recorded in Taipei. They went to Sanmao’s former residence, Sanmao’s school and many other places related to Sanmao. Through interactions with Sanmao’s sister, The younger brother's dialogue recalled this world-renowned female writer. The program also included a precious voice of Sanmao. I was suddenly attracted by this magnetic voice, and suddenly I became curious about this female writer. So she opened her first book "The Story of the Sahara".

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Many friends think that Sanmao lives in the Sahara Desert. In fact, this is not the case. The place where she lives is called Laayoune, which is called Laayoune in Chinese. It is a city in the Spanish Sahara region. , but the conditions are very difficult, but the story of Sanmao in this land has given the Sahara, which was originally desolate, backward, and poor, the vitality of life and brought people a mysterious yearning. You will find from Sanmao that happiness really has nothing to do with money. She and Jose can live so happily in the sparsely populated Sahara. This should be called: a tasteful life.

After Sanmao became famous, there were also voices of doubt. Some people said that the love between her and Jose might be fictitious. Jose did not exist at all and was a character imagined by Sanmao. , but the facts prove that such a statement is absurd and unbelievable.

Sanmao used more than a dozen articles to tell what she saw and heard in the book "The Story of the Sahara". What I share with you today are two of the articles "China World Hotel" and "Doll" bride".

She and Jose finally got married in the Sahara after seven years of knowing each other. Sanmao was extremely unwilling to lose her independent personality and inner freedom after marriage. She said to Jose: After marriage, I will still go my own way. Otherwise, we won’t get married. Jose's answer was: I just want you to "go your own way." If you lose your personality and style, why should I marry you? Yes, many people lose themselves after getting married and forget about themselves as time goes by. Although Hexi is six years younger than Sanmao, he still has the maturity and tolerance of a grown man.

?Sanmao likes to cook very much in life. With a few onions and slices of meat, he can cook a dish in a second. This article tells about Sanmao’s life as a housewife in the Sahara Desert. Interesting anecdotes, there are no gorgeous language carvings, the language is simple and interesting. The desert life that originally seemed difficult and unbearable to outsiders is full of spirituality and vitality in her writing, making you feel the joy of life all the time. Especially in this article, they The fun and romance of the couple made me sigh, wow, it is possible to live like this in the desert. It’s not an exaggeration to use popular words to tease CP. Due to the limited desert conditions, Sanmao’s mother sent a lot of ingredients from Taipei. Sanmao began to think about making Chinese dishes, but Jose had never seen them, haha , so it triggered a lot of interesting jokes.

Sanmao made this first dish, but Jose had never seen it before. He only knew that it tasted delicious. He asked Sanmao what it was, was it Chinese thin noodles? (I have never seen anything so thin.) Sanmao is so humorous. She can actually call the fan a rain, and explain it clearly and logically. She picked up a fan and said: "This one is called 'Yu'" It was the first rain in spring. It fell on the high mountains and was frozen one by one. The mountain villagers tied them up and carried them down the mountain. They sold them bunch by bunch in exchange for rice wine. It’s not easy to buy!" Haha! Of course, Jose didn't believe this explanation, but he couldn't bear how delicious the dish was, so he often ate "Chun Yu" from then on, but he just didn't know what it was made of.

?You Tiansan. Mao made rice rolls, which is the Japanese "sushi". Jose refused to eat them and said to San Mao: "You actually gave me blue paper and carbon paper?" (Haha.. I was also drunk. It was the first time I heard this from someone. Treating the sushi as carbon paper), Sanmao said: "You really don't want to eat?" "No, no." Then she ate a lot of rice rolls by herself. Jose was very curious and asked Sanmao to open her mouth and show him. San Mao said, "Look, there is no blue color. I used the reverse side to copy the paper so it wouldn't stain my mouth." Jose was even more curious. He knew clearly that what San Mao said was not the truth, but he still wanted to know what it was. " So he picked one up with chopsticks, bit it for a long time, and then swallowed it. Then I realized it was seaweed.

(3) "Ants Climbing the Tree": What you eat is nylon thread

? This is the second time that Jose eats vermicelli, but he changed his name, Mr. Sanmao Cooking in various ways is like completing a magic trick. This time, Sanmao fried the vermicelli in a pan and sprinkled it with minced meat and juice. Jose took a big bite and the fan asked: "What is it? It seems to be white wool, and it seems to be plastic?" Sanmao replied: "No, it is the kind of nylon thread you use for fishing. The Chinese process it and turn it into white." It's soft. "José said, if you really open a restaurant, this dish can be sold at a good price, dear!" He ate a lot of nylon-processed white thread that day.

Through these little things between them. Didi’s little story and the conversation between the young couple are full of joyful interest in life. Jose’s “honesty and honesty” makes him willing to be “cheated” by Sanmao. Sanmao’s “cunning humor” makes Jose dote on him. "When I read this article, I laughed almost from beginning to end. I had long forgotten the hardships of the desert, but was attracted and happy by the sweet, romantic and humorous married life between them.

This article tells the story of a Sahrawi Guka becoming a baby bride. The mood is in sharp contrast to the article "Hotel in the Desert". If "Hotel in the Desert" is a relaxed and humorous read, then this is However, I finished reading this article with a heavy sigh. Because of the pedantic, feudal, cannibalistic customs, and the miserable fate of women, women have no status in the Sahara. You will know through the following dialogues:

< p> (1) Sanmao met Guka for the first time and asked her how old she was. Guka said: "You have to ask Handi about this. We Sahrawi women don't know how old we are. (I was simply shocked. , and Handi is their father, but here they don’t call him father, only his name). Handi told Sanmao that Guka was ten years old, and asked her back: "You are probably a teenager too, right?" Guka and you get along very well. "Sanmao couldn't answer this ridiculous question and could only look at him with a half-smile.

(2) Guka was getting married, but Guka himself didn't know it. Sanmao and Guka's The family was drinking tea together, and Sanmao couldn't help but ask Guka's father: "Don't you think Guka is still too young? She is only ten years old. Han Di said disapprovingly: "What a kid, my wife was only eight years old when she married me." ", Guka's mother asked Sanmao to tell Guka about the marriage. Sanmao asked why didn't you tell Guka yourself? Their justified reason was, "How can we talk about this kind of thing directly? "

(3) Sanmao told Guka that she was going to get married. Guka was surprised and asked Sanmao: "When? "Sanmao said, ten days after Ramadan, do you know who your husband is? Guka shook her head, obviously she didn't know who her future husband was.

(4) Sanmao was shopping in the town and met Guka’s fiancé, Abudi. He was tall, handsome, polite, and looked gentle. Sanmao had a good impression of him, and when he got back, he told Guka that her fiancé was very nice. Okay," Guka lowered her head shyly and remained silent. She had indeed accepted the fact of marriage. (There seems to be no choice but to accept, the status of Saharan women is so humble)

(5) On the day of Guka’s wedding, her husband Abdi got out of the car and rushed into Guka’s room with a group of young friends. Without saying hello to anyone, she grabbed Guka's arm and dragged her out. Except for her own useless struggle, everyone was laughing. It turned out that struggling was of no use at all. She was beaten and dragged to the car by a group of people. Sanmao asked her to get in the car quickly, but Guka's brother smiled and said: "Don't be nervous. This is the custom. You don't need to struggle when you get married." , you will be laughed at later. It is a good woman to fight like this. "You will have to cry when you enter the bridal chamber. It will be very interesting."

During the wedding, it was still difficult for Guka to escape from such clutches. Her husband Abdi opened the curtain and went into Guka's room. After a long time, he heard Guka cry out like "Ah--" and then became silent. . Listening to such a helpless and sad voice, Sanmao was helpless. She couldn't do anything, but her eyes began to moisten. Sanmao angrily told Jose that she was just a ten-year-old child and was too cruel! At this time, Jose looked up at the ceiling, unable to answer a word. When Abdi came out of the room holding a piece of white cloth stained with blood, his friends began to call, their voices indescribably ambiguous. In their minds, the first night of marriage is just a blatant use of violence to take away a little girl's virginity.

(7) Guka saw Sanmao and asked her: Do you think I will have a child soon? Sanmao didn't know how to answer her. The weddings in the past few days had made Guka lose a lot of weight. Guka asked Sanmao, "Can you give me some medicine? The kind of medicine that can prevent children from taking it?

?"Okay, I'll give it to you, don't worry, this is a secret between the two of us. "Sanmao asked Guka to sleep because the wedding has passed. Oh my God, this is not a wedding. This is hellish torture. Don't forget that she is only a 10-year-old child.

?After reading this article, I felt an indescribable feeling in my heart. Emotions such as sympathy, anger, pity, pity, hatefulness, etc. came to my heart. I couldn’t imagine that Guka, who was only 10 years old, would have to suffer like this. The torture, what kind of life will I live in this life, until one day I saw a program "Fuck You Sahara" that Travel TV once produced. In one episode, the crew met the current Guka. The staff arrived At Guka's home, I met Guka's husband. I was very pleased to know that Guka lived a happy life and she still missed Sanmao.

Finally, I would like to recommend an article by Monkey Mengye about the current Guka.

Meet Guka, a character in the book, and talk about Sanmao with Guka’s family